When the couple returned to Prince Jin's Mansion, the Concubine Dowager had been invited to take charge of the situation.
Seeing the two of them, the concubine asked, "What's going on?"
"We were not traveling with my sister-in-law. When we found out about this, she had already drowned," King Jin replied.
"How can you be so careless?" The concubine frowned.
The King of Jin replied, "There are many people over there at Qingshui Bridge."
"She went to Qingshui Bridge too? Didn't she say she wouldn't go?" The concubine said in surprise.
Prince Jin frowned. He said he would not go, but went anyway, and brought so few people with him. What was his sister-in-law trying to do
Jiang Changning stood behind Prince Jin with her head bowed, her eyes flickering slightly. She had hinted many times that she would go to Qingshui Bridge to cure all diseases, and her intention was indeed to lure Qiao to follow her.
But if Qiao had no ill intentions towards her, she would not have gone.
The fact that Qiao went there showed one thing: not only did she want to kill Qiao, but Qiao also wanted to kill her.
There are still some things here that she hasn't figured out yet, and she needs to think about it carefully.
"Mother, it's getting late. You should go back to the yard and have a rest. Your son is here." Prince Jin said.
"How could such a good person just disappear like this?" The toffee sighed as she walked out.
The concubine did not like Mrs. Qiao, but they had been the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for so many years. Although Mrs. Qiao was a little stupid, she was not completely useless. The concubine was still sad about her death.
After seeing off the concubine, Prince Jin turned around and saw the silent Jiang Changning, "Ningning, you are tired too, go back to the yard and rest."
"No, it is you who should go back to the yard and rest. You have to attend the morning court tomorrow. Leave this to me." Jiang Changning said.
"Ningning, it's not that I don't believe in your ability to do things, but you look very bad." King Jin said.
Jiang Changning rubbed his cheek and said, "It's better now."
Indeed, the little face had turned red after being rubbed by her.
"Really?"
"I can do it." Jiang Changning looked at Prince Jin firmly, "Before, I could be lazy because my sister-in-law was around, but now I have to take on the responsibility of being the Princess of Jin."
"The housekeeper is the housekeeper, and you are not allowed to overwork yourself." Prince Jin warned.
"Don't worry, I won't tire myself out." Jiang Changning gave a faint smile.
Prince Jin took Chang Youzhong and Cao Jiang away. He deliberately did not keep anyone behind to show his complete trust in Jiang Changning.
Jiang Changning sat down on the chair and called the servants in. "The Concubine Dao unfortunately passed away suddenly. The most important thing now is her funeral. You are all Concubine Dao's capable people. I will leave this matter to you. You must handle it well and do it gloriously. Do you understand?"
"Understood." The servants responded loudly.
Qiao's sudden drowning made the servants uneasy, as they were afraid that Jiang Changning would take revenge on them later.
With the Qiao family in front, they could indeed disobey Jiang Changning, but now that the Qiao family is gone, Jiang Changning is the one in charge of the mansion.
Instigate the concubine to take charge
That was a joke. The Concubine Dowager cannot come out and compete with Jiang Changning for the right to be the housekeeper.
Do you support Princess Kang Ren to be the head of the family
That's even more of a joke. Not to mention that Princess Kang Ren is too old to handle such a big responsibility, even if Princess Kang Ren is thirteen or fourteen years old, she can be the housekeeper.
Is there any niece who takes care of her uncle’s family affairs
As for instigating other women of the prince to become the housekeeper, that is also impossible.
Concubine's housekeeper, do you want the Prince of Jin's Mansion to be laughed at by everyone in the capital
The servants knew that they had to be humble in front of Jiang Changning, and they only hoped that the princess would be magnanimous and not bother with them.
"It is your duty to be a good servant, but I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. Those who do well will have their own benefits, and those who do poorly will have their own benefits." Jiang Changning took the teacup offered by Xiulan and took a sip. "Just send it to Si Nu Fang, that's it."
The servants hurriedly expressed their loyalty, "We (the servants) will do our duty well and will never slack off."
"Han Lin, take your people to the Fortune Shop and pick out a good coffin. Zhu Dacai, pick ten people to help you set up the mourning shed. Wei Shun, quickly collect all these lanterns." Jiang Changning arranged various matters in an orderly manner.
The servants were not surprised that Jiang Changning would be the housekeeper and director, but what made them nervous was that Jiang Changning actually knew their names and what they were responsible for.
Sitting in the scholar's room, he can know everything about the world.
The princess seems to be indifferent, but everything is under control.
They followed Qiao and opposed the princess. They were just like an old man eating arsenic and thinking his life was too long.
They secretly felt lucky that Qiao died early and they had not completely offended the princess, so there was still room for maneuver.
Mrs. Qiao would never have thought that her servants would abandon her before her body was even cold.
After arranging everything, Jiang Changning did not rush back to Rujingyuan to rest, but went to Fanzhiyuan to visit Princess Kang Ren.
As an aunt, she has to care about her niece who just lost her mother, otherwise it would be too cold.
The lights were on in Fanzhiyuan, but no crying was heard.
Jiang Changning walked in. The maid saw her and hurried over to greet her. "This servant greets the princess. I pay my respects to her."
Their attitude was submissive and a little humble. After Qiao's death, these maids no longer dared to be arrogant.
Jiang Changning had no intention of embarrassing these maids, "Is the princess resting?"
"In reply to the princess, the princess has not yet gone to bed. She is sitting alone in the warm room and no one is allowed to disturb her." The maid reported.
Jiang Changning walked outside the warm room and said, "Kang Ren, can I come in?"
After waiting for a while, Princess Kang Ren came over and lifted the curtain, "Aunt, please come in."
Although the light was dim, Jiang Changning still found that Princess Kang Ren's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and there were traces of tears on her face.
"Kang Ren." Jiang Changning pulled her into the warm room and sat down on the big kang by the window. "Cry if you want to. Don't hold it in. I also lost my parents when I was young. I know you are very sad."
"Aunt." Princess Kang Ren threw herself into Jiang Changning's arms and burst into tears.
Her mother lay coldly on the door panel, without a sound. Princess Kangren felt sad, flustered, and at a loss, and all these emotions mixed together, almost causing her to collapse at such a young age.
Jiang Changning's comfort came at a very timely moment, allowing Princess Kang Ren to have someone to rely on and no longer have to hold her emotions in check.
Jiang Changning stroked Princess Kang Ren's back gently and tenderly. Even though Princess Kang Ren was very pitiful, Jiang Changning did not regret taking action against Qiao.
It was obvious that Qiao was also going to take action against her. Although she didn't know Qiao's plan, it was now obvious that her people had taken the lead and attacked Qiao first.
He who strikes first is the strongest; he who strikes last will suffer.
She won this round by luck, but it was just a complete victory. There was no way Qiao would come back to life and kill her.
Princess Kang Ren cried for a while, then sat up and found that she had wet Jiang Changning's clothes. "Aunt, I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Jiang Changning touched her face and said softly, "Kang Ren, you are still a child. You don't need to be so sensible. People won't cry unless they are sad. Good child, don't be sad. You still have your grandmother, uncle and aunt."
Princess Kangren nodded with red eyes, "Aunt, I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of my mother's funeral."
"Stop crying. Your eyes can't take it if you keep crying. Take a rest. You still have to mourn tomorrow." Jiang Changning called the maid in and helped Princess Kang Ren to wash and go to sleep.
(End of this chapter)